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NGFW Deployment

7.0.0

Creating web filter profiles

Creating web filter profiles

Clone the default web filter profile to create a new profile, and then configure the settings.

To configure web filter profiles:
  1. Go to Security Profiles > Web Filter.
  2. Select the default profile, and click Clone.
  3. Type a name for the clone, such as CORP_WF, and click OK. The new profile is created.
  4. Double-click the new profile to open it for editing, and set the following options:

    Name

    CORP_WF

    FortiGuard Category Based Filter

    Enable

    Pre-configured filters

    • In the Potentially Liable category, adjust each filter to have an action of Block.
    • In the Adult/Mature Content category, adjust each filter to have an action of Block.
    • In the Bandwidth Consuming category, adjust each filter to have an action of Block.
    • In the Security Risk category, adjust each filter to have an action of Block.

    Static URL Filter

    • Enable Block invalid URLs.
    • Enable Block malicious URLs discovered by FortiSandbox
  5. Click OK to save the changes.

Creating web filter profiles

Creating web filter profiles

Clone the default web filter profile to create a new profile, and then configure the settings.

To configure web filter profiles:
  1. Go to Security Profiles > Web Filter.
  2. Select the default profile, and click Clone.
  3. Type a name for the clone, such as CORP_WF, and click OK. The new profile is created.
  4. Double-click the new profile to open it for editing, and set the following options:

    Name

    CORP_WF

    FortiGuard Category Based Filter

    Enable

    Pre-configured filters

    • In the Potentially Liable category, adjust each filter to have an action of Block.
    • In the Adult/Mature Content category, adjust each filter to have an action of Block.
    • In the Bandwidth Consuming category, adjust each filter to have an action of Block.
    • In the Security Risk category, adjust each filter to have an action of Block.

    Static URL Filter

    • Enable Block invalid URLs.
    • Enable Block malicious URLs discovered by FortiSandbox
  5. Click OK to save the changes.